Nobel peace prize winner Desmond Tutu has warned that South African poverty could lead to social unrest. In a BBC interview to mark his 75th birthday, the former Archbishop of Cape Town said those who had not benefited from the end of apartheid would demand their share of the "freedom dividend". Archbishop Tutu played a prominent role in the campaign to end apartheid. In the past several weeks he has given a series of warnings about the dangers South Africa faces. Violent robbery In an interview with the BBC's Alan Little, he said South Africa faces a new moral crisis in the shape of violent crime. "People have turned freedom into licence," Archbishop Tutu said, "and forget that freedom has its obverse - responsibility and obligation". ... http://news.bbc.co.uk

Russia's treatment of Georgians during the diplomatic spat between the two countries is a "mild form of ethnic cleansing", Georgia has said. "This is not only xenophobia," said Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili. Russia has closed transport and postal links with Georgia, raided businesses, imposed visa restrictions and deported 132 Georgians since the dispute began. The sanctions were imposed on the day Georgia released four Russian officers it had arrested on spying charges. Many Georgians depend on money sent home from relatives living in Russia. ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5415388.stm

Two German journalists working for the country's national broadcaster and traveling on their own through northern Afghanistan were killed by gunmen Saturday, the first foreign journalists murdered in the country since late 2001, officials said.Meanwhile, a NATO soldier was killed in an attack by militants who exploded a roadside bomb and shot small arms fire at a military patrol in southern Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.The two journalists— a man and a woman — were killed by unidentified gunmen while traveling through Baghlan province, said Zemari Bashary, the Interior Ministry spokesman.They were traveling in a Toyota four-wheel drive and had stopped just outside the village of Abtotak in Tala Wa Barfak district, where they set up a tent to spend the night, said Mohammad Azim Hashami, the provincial police chief....http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-10-07-afghan-violence_x.htm?csp=34

An Iowa company is recalling about 5,200 pounds of ground beef products distributed from seven states because they could be contaminated with a dangerous strain of E. coli, the government said Friday. The meat is suspected of having the same E. coli strain responsible for three deaths in the recent outbreak of contaminated spinach. The government said no illnesses have been reported from consumption of the beef subject to the recall. Jim's Market and Locker Inc. of Harlan, Iowa, produced the ground beef patties and packages Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, and sent it to distributors in Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Texas and Wisconsin, and to one retail establishment in Iowa, said the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. ...http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/07/national/main2072353.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._2072353

A suicide attacker using a bomb-laden lorry has killed 14 people at an Iraqi army checkpoint in the city of Tal Afar, a medical source told the BBC. Four soldiers and 10 civilians died in the blast in the northern city which US President George W Bush held up as a model in a speech in March. The renewed violence comes as it appears the US may be considering a major change in policy on Iraq. Reports of a change came after a visit to Iraq by a senior Republican senator. Tal Afar, to the west of Mosul, was supposed to be a showcase for American-led efforts to pacify Iraq, the BBC's Jim Muir reports from Baghdad. Earlier this year, Mr Bush spoke at length about the city which he said had been effectively liberated from al-Qaeda control. Also in the north, the important oil city of Kirkuk has been placed under total curfew as thousands of members of the Iraqi security forces backed by US-led coalition troops comb it for insurgents. ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5415448.stm

South Korean troops have fired warning shots at soldiers from the North amid rising tension over North Korean plans to test a nuclear weapon. Early reports suggest that about 40 shots were fired when soldiers crossed into the demilitarised zone. Meanwhile, South Korea has welcomed a statement by the United Nations Security Council urging North Korea to abandon plans to test a nuclear weapon. Seoul joined in calling on the North to return to six-party talks. Some observers have warned that a nuclear test could come as early as this weekend. After intruding some 30 metres (yards), the Northern troops returned to their side of the military demarcation line, it added. One Southern military source, speaking anonymously to The Associated Press, said it was unclear whether the intrusion was "intentional or whether it was to catch fish". ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5415304.stm